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MS Mus. 1826
- Record Id:
- 032-003387053
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003387053
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050103320.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1826
- Title:
- Robert Simpson: Symphony no. 6 (autograph full score)
- Scope & Content:
-
Symphony no. 6, for orchestra; 1977. Autograph full score, in pencil. For a photocopy, with manuscript revisions, see also MS Mus. 1738/1/6. Amendments have been made to this manuscript to incorporate those revisions.
The symphony was commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed by them under Sir Charles Groves, 8 April 1980. The score was presented to the piece's dedicatee, Professor Ian Craft, by the composer.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003387053", "parent" : "#", "text" : "MS Mus. 1826: Robert Simpson: Symphony no. 6 (autograph full score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003387053
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003387053
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (i + 69 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1977
- End Date:
- 1977
- Date Range:
- 1977
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: 446mm x 316mm
- Former Internal References:
- Music Deposit 2017/31
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented to the British Library by Professor Ian Craft, 30 October 2017
- Publications:
- Published by Alfred Lengnick & Co., n.d.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Simpson, Robert Wilfred Levick, composer and musicologist, 1921-1997
- Subjects:
- Simpson, Robert, 1921-1997. Symphonies, no. 6
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- MS Mus. 1738/1/6